Tree

Free Tree crochet tutorial by Minerale.

With this pattern, you can crochet a tree. Any yarn and a suitable crochet hook will work for this amigurumi. You can use the toy for playtime with children or for decorative arrangements. You can make autumn trees and add red and yellow accents to the crown; hang berries or acorns on the trees and decorate them with any elements you like.

Materials and tools

• Yarn
• Crochet hook
• Toy stuffing
• Plastic or cardboard
• Needle for sewing parts together
• Scissors

Abbreviations

• MR - magic ring
• ch - chain stitch
• sc - single crochet
• inc - increase
• dec - decrease
• (...) x n - repeat n times

Amigurumi tree crochet pattern

Trunk

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (2 sc, inc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (4 sc, inc) x 6 (36)
7-10: 36 sc (36)
11: (16 sc, dec) x 2 (34)
12-14: 34 sc (34)
15: (15 sc, dec) x 2 (32)
16-18: 32 sc (32)
19: (14 sc, dec) x 2 (30)
20-24: 30 sc (30)
25: (13 sc, dec) x 2 (28)
26-29: 28 sc (28)

Cut a plastic circle to fit the trunk base and insert it into the trunk. Pour glass granules or pebbles into the bottom of the trunk to make it stable. Then stuff the trunk with fiberfill.

Branch 1

30: 4 sc, 3 ch, 4 sc on the opposite side (11)
31: 4 sc, 3 sc along the ch chain, 4 sc (11)
32: 5 sc, dec, 4 sc (10)
33-36: 10 sc (10)

Secure the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the branch with fiberfill. Sew Crown 2 to the first branch.

Branch 2

Attach the yarn to round 29 of the trunk.

1: 20 sc, 3 sc along the ch chain (23)
2-3: 23 sc (23)
4: 10 sc, dec, 11 sc (22)
5: 22 sc (22)
6: 6 sc, 3 ch, 6 sc on the opposite side (15)
7: 6 sc, 3 sc along the ch chain, 6 sc (15)
8: 5 sc, dec, 7 sc, dec (13)
9: 13 sc (13)

Secure the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the branch with fiberfill. Sew Crown 1 to the second branch.

Branch 3

Attach the yarn to round 5 of Branch 2.

1: 10 sc, 3 sc along the ch chain (13)
2-3: 13 sc (13)
4: 6 sc, dec, 5 sc (12)
5: 12 sc (12)

Secure the yarn and leave a tail for sewing. Stuff the branch with fiberfill. Sew Crown 3 to the third branch. Sew Crown 4 to any place on the trunk you like.

Crown 1

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
9: (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (60)
11: (9 sc, inc) x 6 (66)
12-21: 66 sc (66)
22: (9 sc, dec) x 6 (60)
23: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (54)
24: (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
25: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
26: (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
27: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
28: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff the ball with filling.
29: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
30: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
31: 6 dec (6)

Secure the yarn and cut it.

Crown 2

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
8: (3 sc, inc, 3 sc) x 6 (48)
9-15: 48 sc (48)
16: (3 sc, dec, 3 sc) x 6 (42)
17: (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
18: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
19: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff the ball with filling.
20: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
21: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
22: 6 dec (6)

Secure the yarn and cut it.

Crown 3

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6: (2 sc, inc, 2 sc) x 6 (36)
7: (inc, 5 sc) x 6 (42)
8-12: 42 sc (42)
13: (dec, 5 sc) x 6 (36)
14: (2 sc, dec, 2 sc) x 6 (30)
15: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
Stuff the ball with filling.
16: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
17: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
18: 6 dec (6)

Secure the yarn and cut it.

Crown 4

1: 6 sc in MR (6)
2: 6 inc (12)
3: (sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4: (sc, inc, sc) x 6 (24)
5: (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6-9: 30 sc (30)
10: (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
11: (sc, dec, sc) x 6 (18)
12: (sc, dec) x 6 (12)
13: (sc, dec) x 3 (9)

Join brown yarn:

14-18: 5 rounds of 9 sc (9)

Secure the yarn and leave a tail for sewing.